2011 MLB Team Salaries

[Reality]

Teams in Blue = Playoff Teams that Won
Teams in Red = Playoff Teams that Lost

[B][COLOR="Red"]New York Yankees	$202,689,028[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR="Red"]Philadelphia Phillies	$172,976,379[/COLOR][/B]
Boston Red Sox		$161,762,475
Los Angeles Angels	$138,543,166
Chicago White Sox	$127,789,000
Chicago Cubs		$125,047,329
New York Mets		$118,847,309
San Francisco Giants	$118,198,333
Minnesota Twins		$112,737,000
[B][COLOR="Blue"]Detroit Tigers		$105,700,231[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR="Blue"]St. Louis Cardinals	$105,433,572[/COLOR][/B]
Los Angeles Dodgers	$104,188,999
[B][COLOR="Blue"]Texas Rangers		$92,299,264[/COLOR][/B]
Colorado Rockies	$88,148,071
Atlanta Braves		$87,002,692
Seattle Mariners	$86,524,600
[B][COLOR="Blue"]Milwaukee Brewers	$85,497,333[/COLOR][/B]
Baltimore Orioles	$85,304,038
Cincinnati Reds		$75,947,134
Houston Astros		$70,694,000
Oakland Athletics	$66,536,500
Washington Nationals	$63,856,928
Toronto Blue Jays	$62,567,800
Florida Marlins		$56,944,000
[B][COLOR="Red"]Arizona Diamondbacks	$53,639,833[/COLOR][/B]
Cleveland Indians	$49,190,566
San Diego Padres	$45,869,140
Pittsburgh Pirates	$45,047,000
[B][COLOR="Red"]Tampa Bay Rays		$41,053,571[/COLOR][/B]
Kansas City Royals	$36,126,000

#reality

 

[ajk23az]

Wow that is impressive that the Rays are that good and have the 2nd lowest payroll.

 

[Bigdog]

Espn had an article on this actually defending the Yanks and their salary. They were saying that no one should bash Steinbrenner because he is playing within the rules of MLB and is one owner who puts money back into his team. Alot of the other owners won't do that and will pocket it. If Mark Cuban owned the Pirates or Cubs, he would definitely put money into whoever team he owns. I think this is another reason why there will be no salary cap in baseball because the players won't allow it. I do believe that one of the reason why there is a salary cap in the NFL is becasue the other teams in 1992 were afraid that the 49ers and Cowboys would get all of the stars (ex. Reggie White) becasue they had owners who were willing to spend.

 

[jimmy40]

the Astros sure wasted a lot of money.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

The disparity between the top and bottom is insane. It would appear, however, that spending somewhere in the middle puts you in a good position to win. You don't have to go crazy like some teams do, but you have to spend some.

 

[StylisticS]

Wow that is impressive that the Rays are that good and have the 2nd lowest payroll.

Throw in Arizona there. They will be a great team for years to come.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Just two teams equalled a $374m first round playoff exit.